1942: A Love Story
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| Directed by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Written by |
Sanjay Leela Bhansali Kamna Chandra Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Starring |
Anil Kapoor Jackie Shroff Manisha Koirala Anupam Kher |
| Music by |
R. D. Burman Javed Akhtar (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Distributed by | SLB Films Vinod Chopra Productions |
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157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
1942: A Love Story is a 1994 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, and Pran. The film was the first ever to be given a U/A rating while featuring a scene, previously considered inappropriate for young children, showing the actors kissing. The film was highly acclaimed for its music, songs, picturization, cinematography, lyrics and the portrayal of its leading lady Manisha Koirala, a turning point for her career. The film was released some time after the death of the music director, Rahul Dev Burman. The film received nine Filmfare Awards. This is the first Indian film to use Dolby Stereo.
The movie was reported to be inspired by the 1992 Kannada movie Mysore Mallige.
The film is set in 1942, when the British Raj was declining. It was a time when many Indians were either working for the British or rallying in underground meetings and protests against them. In this atmosphere, Naren Singh (Anil Kapoor) falls in love with Rajeshwari "Rajjo" Pathak (Manisha Koirala). Their romance is shown developing in spite of the political and social unrest at the time.
Naren's father, Diwan Hari Singh (Manohar Singh), is a loyal British employee, while Rajjo's father Raghuvir Pathak (Anupam Kher) is a revolutionary fighting against British rule. When Naren asks Raghuvir for Rajjo's hand in marriage, Raghuvir gets livid. Naren declares that he is willing to sacrifice everything for Rajjo, and convinces Raghuvir of his love for her. Pathak relents and tells Naren to talk to his father. When Naren does so, Hari Singh is angry that his son has chosen Rajjo, the daughter of a revolutionary, but pretends that he will do anything for Naren's happiness.
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